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				<p>The Society for the Study of Motivation is an international, interdisciplinary organization of researchers who study motivation. 
				Its mission is to encourage inquiry into all aspects of motivation from a variety of disciplines and perspectives, and to facilitate 
				the dissemination of findings to a broad scientific audience.</p>

                <p>The Society for the Study of Motivation provides a forum for the exchange of scientific information, foster discussion of new ideas 
				and findings on motivation among researchers, and encourage exchange and collaboration in research. It will do this through a list serve, 
				online information exchange, annual conferences, and a journal dedicated exclusively to motivation research.</p>
				
				<p>For more information about the society and how to participate within, visit the SSM website at 
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				The Motivation and Evolutionary Psychology Lab (MEPL) is involved in the active study of the evolved basis of individual differences in motivation (“motives”). 
				This work has resulted in development of the Assessment of Individual Motives - Questionnaire (AIM-Q) which is available in several versions and three languages 
				(English, German, and Spanish). The AIM-Q is available for research purposes by contacting the author: <a href="mailto:lbernard@lmu.edu">lbernard@lmu.edu</a>. Current research includes:
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					<li>The incremental validity of evolved motives as predictors of beauty (attractiveness)  in potential mates</li>
					<li>The relationship between evolved motives and psychopathy, sociopathy, and personality disorders</li>
					<li>Confirmatory Factor Analysis of an Evolutionary Theory of Human Motivation</li>
					<li>Cross-cultural manifestations of evolved human motives</li>
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				The Assessment of Individual Motives - Questionnaire (AIM-Q) assesses the relative strength in 15 dimensions that are believed to shape purposeful human action. 
				It is based on a theory of human motivation that combines the psychology of individual differences and evolution. The dimensions or “motives” are based on recent 
				developments in several fields that share the metatheory of evolution: evolutionary psychology, behavioral ecology, and behavioral genetics (Smith, 2000). These 
				developments suggest mechanisms through which individual differences in the motives were selected, developed, and maintained over time as the species evolved. 
				They also provide an explanation for why these particular dimensions continue to influence contemporary human behavior.
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